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Ixelles

American  
[eek-sel] / ikˈsɛl /

noun

  1. a city in central Belgium, near Brussels.


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Flagey looks like a huge art-deco ship and looms over a square, by the side of two small lakes, in the suburb of Ixelles, a short tram ride south of the centre.

From The Guardian • Feb. 27, 2020

After shopping and coffee, head to the Cimitière d’Ixelles to admire art nouveau tombstones at a site calling itself the Père Lachaise of Ixelles.

From The Guardian • Feb. 8, 2020

After the class, I wandered through Ixelles, the farmers’ market on Place du Chatelain, filled with vendors peddling pork sausages, cheeses and jams.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2011

Drawn by the vintage ad posters that were splashed across the smart black and white interior, I ordered cod served atop polenta, just the sustenance I needed before heading to the lesser-known neighborhood of Ixelles.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2011

His works however were not financially profitable; in spite of his government employment he was always in difficulties; and he died in much discouragement on the 7th of May 1879 at Ixelles, Brussels.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various